Polyglot Dictionary

ingeniar

/iŋxeˈnjaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
ingenio
preterite (yo)
ingenié
past participle
ingeniado

Meaning

  1. to devise

    • Ingenió un plan.

      He devised a plan.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

idear

ingeniar implies more cleverness or ingenuity; idear is more general, simply to come up with an idea — both mean "to devise."

Similar in other languages

German

ersinnen

ersinnen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to devise."

Practice

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